Esther 1:6

⁴ And for a full 180 days he displayed the glorious riches of his kingdom and the magnificent splendor of his greatness.

⁵ At the end of this time, in the garden court of the royal palace, the king held a seven-day feast for all the people in the citadel of Susa, from the least to the greatest.

Hangings of white and blue linen were fastened with cords of fine white and purple material to silver rings on the marble pillars. Gold and silver couches were arranged on a mosaic pavement of porphyry, marble, mother-of-pearl, and other costly stones.

⁷ Beverages were served in an array of goblets of gold, each with a different design, and the royal wine flowed freely, according to the king’s bounty.

⁸ By order of the king, no limit was placed on the drinking, and every official of his household was to serve each man whatever he desired.

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB: Hangings of white and blue linen were fastened with cords of fine white and purple material to silver rings on the marble pillars. Gold and silver couches were arranged on a mosaic pavement of porphyry, marble, mother-of-pearl, and other costly stones.
KJV: Where were white, green, and blue, hangings, fastened with cords of fine linen and purple to silver rings and pillars of marble: the beds were of gold and silver, upon a pavement of red, and blue, and white, and black, marble.
WEB: There were hangings of white and blue material, fastened with cords of fine linen and purple to silver rings and marble pillars. The couches were of gold and silver, on a pavement of red, white, yellow, and black marble.
ASV: [There were hangings of] white [cloth], [of] green, and [of] blue, fastened with cords of fine linen and purple to silver rings and pillars of marble: the couches were of gold and silver, upon a pavement of red, and white, and yellow, and black marble.
DARBY: White, green, and blue [hangings] were fastened with cords of byssus and purple to silver rings and pillars of white marble; couches of gold and silver [lay] upon a pavement of red and white marble, and alabaster, and black marble.
BLB: White linen and blue [hangings] were fastened with cords of fine linen and purple on rings of silver and pillars of marble, [and] couches of gold and silver were on a pavement of porphyry, and marble, and pearl, and precious stone.

ÅB: Tepper av hvitt linnet, bomullstøy og blått purpur var festet med snorer av hvit bomull og rødt purpur i sølvringer og til marmorsøyler; benker av gull og sølv sto på et gulv av alabast og hvitt marmor og perlemor og sort marmor.
OTB: Der var det hengende tepper av fint hvitt og blått lin, festet med snorer av fint purpurlin til sølvringer på marmorsøyler. Sofaene var av gull og sølv på et mosaikkgulv av porfyr, marmor, perlemor og andre kostbare steiner.
B1930: Tepper av hvitt linnet, bomullstøi og blått purpur var festet med snorer av hvit bomull og rødt purpur i sølvringer og til marmorsøiler; benker av gull og sølv stod på et gulv av alabast og hvitt marmor og perlemor og sort marmor.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Amos 6:4
You lie on beds inlaid with ivory, and lounge upon your couches. You dine on lambs from the flock and calves from the stall.
Read in context
Ezekiel 23:41
You sat on a couch of luxury with a table spread before it, on which you had set My incense and My oil,
Read in context
Amos 2:8
They lie down beside every altar on garments taken in pledge. And in the house of their God, they drink wine obtained through fines.
Read in context
Esther 7:8
Just as the king returned from the palace garden to the banquet hall, Haman was falling on the couch where Esther was reclining. The king exclaimed, “Would he actually assault the queen while I am in the palace?” As soon as the words had left the king’s mouth, they covered Haman’s face.
Read in context
Esther 8:15
Mordecai went out from the presence of the king in royal garments of blue and white, with a large gold crown and a purple robe of fine linen. And the city of Susa shouted and rejoiced.
Read in context
Exodus 26:36–37
For the entrance to the tent, you are to make a curtain embroidered with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and finely spun linen.
Read in context
Exodus 26:31–32
Make a veil of blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and finely spun linen, with cherubim skillfully worked into it.
Read in context
Exodus 26:1
“You are to construct the tabernacle itself with ten curtains of finely spun linen, each with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and cherubim skillfully worked into them.
Read in context